Category: ASC News

10 hardest-working states in America

North Dakota is the hardest-working state in the U.S., according to personal finance site WalletHub. 

How declining physician pay will affect the ASC industry

CMS is floating a 3.34 percent conversion factor decrease in its proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, and some ASC leaders are worried about the effect this decrease will have on the industry. 

The misconceptions of the ASC industry 

From financial concerns to joint replacements, two leaders recently joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest misconceptions of the ASC industry.

The misconceptions of the ASC industry 

From financial concerns to joint replacements, two leaders recently joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest misconceptions of the ASC industry.

The disruptors posing the biggest threats to ASCs

Seven ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the disruptors with the most potential to shake up the ASC industry.

Mount Sinai faces backlash for plans to relocate historic New York hospital

Community advocates have expressed concerns over Mount Sinai Health System’s plans to relocate the “historic” New York Eye and Ear Infirmary services to a new ambulatory surgery center in downtown New York City, according to an Aug. 28 report from The …

Physician sentenced to 18 years in prison for providing material support to ISIS

Pakistani physician Muhammad Masood, MD, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. 

Physician to pay $85K to settle Controlled Substance Act violations 

Missoula, Mont.-based physician William Stratford Jr., MD, has agreed to pay $85,000 to settle allegations that he distributed ketamine from an unregistered location and failed to maintain records. 

Tennessee physician sentenced to 7 years for fraud

Samson Orusa, MD, was sentenced to seven years in prison and to pay more than $1 million in restitution for 13 counts of healthcare fraud.

These 6 Florida hospitals are top ranked in 2 or more physician specialties

Six hospitals in Florida have been ranked in the top 50 in the nation in multiple physician specialties by U.S. News & World Report for 2023 and 2024.